US faces looming food aid crisis as shutdown threatens assistance for millions
TL;DR
Nearly 42 million Americans could face severe food insecurity if SNAP funding is cut off due to the ongoing government shutdown, which critics warn could lead to the greatest hunger crisis since the Great Depression, with debates over funding and political blame complicating efforts to prevent this crisis.
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- Americans brace for food stamps to run out: ‘the greatest hunger catastrophe since the Great Depression’ The Guardian
- 'Uncharted territory': Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people NPR
- SNAP recipients told to buy shelf-stable food as funding deadline looms NBC News
- Democrats under fire as food stamp funds run dry: 42 million Americans caught in shutdown fight Fox News
- Exclusive: USDA says it can't use emergency funds for food stamps Axios
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